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the tips of its feet。 It spreads its ears out over the shoulder´blades�察�and so 

shelters   the   tender   parts   of   its   body�察  �its   hair   serves   as   a   protection�撮�21�А�

being thick and of a downy texture。 When awake it keeps on blinking its 

eyelids�撮�22�А�but when asleep the eyelids remain wide open and motionless�察�

and the eyes rigidly fixed�察�during sleep it moves its nostrils frequently�察�if 

awake less often。 

     ��20�А�Pollux�察�v。 72。 

     ��21�А�Or�察 �as a waterproof。; 

     ��22�А�So Pollux�察�ib。 

     When the earth is bursting with new verdure�撮�23�А�fields and farm´lands 



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rather than mountains are their habitat。��24�А�When tracked by the huntsman 

their habit is everywhere to await approach�察�except only in case of some 

excessive scare during the night�察�in which case they will be on the move。 

     ��23�А �When the ground teems with vegetation。; 

     ��24�А�Or�察 �they frequent cultivated lands�察─�etc。 

     The     fecundity    of   the   hare   is  extraordinary。      The    female�察   �having 

produced   one   litter�察  �is   on   the   point   of   producing   a   second   when   she   is 

already impregnated for a third。��25�А�

     ��25�А  �Re   hyper´foetation   cf。   Pollux�察  �v。   73�察  �ap。   Schneid。�察  �Herod。   iii。 

108�察�Aristot。 ;H。 A。; iv。 5�察�Erastosthenes�察 �Catasterism�察─�34�察                      �Aelian�察�

;V。 H。; ii。 12�察�Plin。 ;N。 H。; vii。 55。 

     The scent of the leveret lies stronger��26�А�than that of the grown animal。 

While the limbs are still soft and supple they trail full length on the ground。 

Every true sportsman�察�however�察�will leave these quite young creatures to 

roam freely。��27�А �They are for the goddess。; Full´grown yearlings will run 

their first chase very swiftly�撮�28�А�but they cannot keep up the pace�察�in spite 

of agility they lack strength。 

     ��26�А�Cf。 Pollux�察�v。 74。 

     ��27�А   。�aphiasi���察   �cf。  Arrian�察  �xxii。   1�察  �let  them    go  free;�察  �Aesch。    ;P。 

V。; 666�察�Plat。 ;Prot。; 320 A。 

     ��28�А�Or�察 �will make the running over the first ring。; 

     To   find   the   trail   you   must   work   the   dogs   downwards   through   the 

cultivated lands�察�beginning at the top。 Any hares that do not come into the 

tilled districts must be sought in the meadows and the glades�察�near rivulets�察�

among the stones�察�or in woody ground。 If the quarry makes off�撮�29�А�there 

should be no shouting�察�that the hounds may not grow too eager and fail to 

discover the line。 When found by the hounds�察�and the chase has begun�察�the 

hare will at times cross streams�察�bend and double and creep for shelter into 

clefts    and   crannied     lurking´places�撮�30�А     �since    they   have   not   only    the 

hounds to dread�察�but eagles also�察�and�察�so long as they are yearlings�察�are apt 

to be carried off in the clutches of these birds�察�in the act of crossing some 

slope   or   bare   hillside。   When   they   are   bigger   they   have   the   hounds   after 

them to   hunt   them  down   and make   away  with   them。 The   fleetest´footed 

would appear to be those of the low marsh lands。 The vagabond kind��31�А�



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addicted to   every sort of ground   are difficult to hunt�察 �for they  know the 

short    cuts�察  �running    chiefly   up   steeps    or  across    flats�察 �over   inequalities 

unequally�察�and downhill scarcely at all。 

     ��29�А�Or�察 �shifts her ground。; 

     ��30�А  �Or�察   �in   their   terror   not   of   dogs   only�察  �but   of   eagles�察  �since   up   to 

a year old they are liable to be seized by these birds of prey                          while 

crossing some bottom or bare ground�察�while if bigger 。 。 。; 

     ��31�А。�oi 。 。 。 planetai���察�see Ael。 op。 cit。 xiii。 14。 

     Whilst being hunted they are most visible in crossing ground that has 

been turned up by the plough�察�if�察�that is�察�they have any trace of red about 

them�察  �or   through   stubble�察  �owing   to   reflection。   So�察  �too�察  �they   are   visible 

enough   on   beaten   paths or   roads�察 �presuming these   are   fairly  level�察 �since 

the bright hue of their coats lights up by contrast。 On the other hand�察�they 

are not noticeable when they seek the cover of rocks�察�hills�察�screes�察�or scrub�察�

owing to similarity of colour。 Getting a fair start of the hounds�察�they will 

stop short�察�sit up and rise themselves up on their haunches�撮�32�А�and listen 

for any bark or other clamour of the hounds hard by�察�and when the sound 

reaches them�察�off and away they go。 At times�察�too�察�without hearing�察�merely 

fancying or persuading themselves that they hear the hounds�察�they will fall 

to    skipping      backwards        and     forwards      along     the    same     trail�撮�33�А�

interchanging   leaps�察  �and   interlacing   lines   of   scent�撮�34�А  �and   so   make   off 

and away。 

     ��32�А   �Cf。   the  German      ;Mannerchen        machen�察─      �play   the   mannikin。; 

Shaks。           ;V。 and A。; 697 foll。 

     ��33�А�Passage imitated by Arrian�察�xvi。 1。 

     ��34�А  �Lit。   ;imprinting     track   upon   track�察─  �but   it   is   better   perhaps   to 

avoid the language of woodcraft at this point。 

     These   animals   will   give   the   longest   run   when   found   upon   the   open�察�

there being nothing there to screen the view�察�the shortest run when started 

out of thickets�察�where the very darkness is an obstacle。 

     There are two distinct kinds of harethe big kind�察�which is somewhat 

dark   in   colour��35�А  �with   a   large   white   patch   on   the   forehead�察  �and   the 

smaller kind�察�which is yellow´brown with only a little white。 The tail of 

the former kind is variegated in a circle�察�of the other�察�white at the side。��36�А�



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The eyes of the large kind are slightly inclined to gray�撮�37�А�of the smaller�察�

bluish。 The black about the tips of the ears is largely spread in the one�察�but 

slightly in the other species。 Of these two species�察�the smaller is to be met 

with in most of the islands�察�desert and inhabited alike。 As regards numbers 

they are more abundant in the islands than on the mainland�察�the fact being 

that in most of these there are no foxes to attack and carry off either the 

grown   animal   or   its     young�察  �nor   yet   eagles�察  �whose   habitat   is   on    lofty 

mountains       rather   than   the   lower    type   of  hills  which     characterise     the 

islands。��38�А�Again�察  �sportsmen   seldom   visit   the   desert   islands�察  �and   as   to 

those  which   are   inhabited�察 �the  population is   but   thinly  scattered   and   the 

folk themselves not addicted to the chase�察�while in the case of the sacred 

islands�撮�39�А�the importation of dogs is not allowed。 If�察�then�察�we consider 

what   a   small   proportion   of   hares   existent   at   the   moment   will   be   hunted 

down and again the steady increase of the stock through reproduction�察�the 

enormous numbers will not be surprising。��40�А�

     ��35�А   。�epiperknoi��。      Cf。   Pollux�察   �v。  67    foll。�察  �mottled    with    black。; 

Blane。 

     ��36�А�Reading ��paraseiron���察�perhaps ;mottled;�察�vulg。 ��paraseron��。 Al。 

��parasuron���察 �ecourtee�察─�Gail。 

     ��37�А   。�upokharopoi���察       �subfulvi�察─    �Sturz�察  �i。e。  ;inclined   to  tawny;�察    �al。 

;fairly     lustrous。;     Cf。    ��ommata        moi     glaukas      kharopotera       pollon 

'Athanas���察�Theocr。 xx。 25�察�but see Aristot。 ;H。 A。; i。 10�察 �Gen。                      An。; v。 

1。 20。 

     ��38�А   �Lit。  ;and    those   on   the  islands    are  for   the  most    part   of  low 

altitude。; 

     ��39�А�e。g。 Delos。 See Strab。 x。 456�察�Plut。 ;Mor。; 290 B�察�and so Lagia�察�

Plin。 iv。 12。 

     ��40�А  �Lit。   ;As   the   inhabitants   hunt   down   but   a   few   of   them�察  �these 

constantly      being    added     to  by   reproduction�察     �there    must    needs    be   a 

large number of them。; 

     The hare has not a keen sight for many reasons。 To begin with�察�its eyes 

are   set   too   prominently   on   the   skull�察  �and   the   eyelids   are   clipped   and 

blear�撮�41�А�and afford no protection to the pupils。��42�А�Naturally the sight is 

indistinct   and   purblind。��43�А  �Along   with   which�察  �although   asleep�察  �for   the 



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most part it does not enjoy visual repose。��44�А�Again�察�its very fleetness of 

foot contributes largely towards dim´ sightedness。 It can only take a rapid 

glance     at  things    in  passing�察    �and   then    off  before    perceiving      what    the 

particular object is。��45�А�

     ��41�А�Or�察 �defective。; 

     ��42�А�Al。 ;against the sun's rays。; 

     ��43�А�Or�察 �dull and mal´concentrated。; See Pollux�察�v。 69。 

     ��44�А�i。e。 ;its eyes are not rested�察�because it sleeps with them open。; 

     ��45�А    �i。e。  ;it  goes    so   quick�察   �that   before     it  can   notice     what    the 

particular   object   is�察  �it   must   avert   its   gaze   to   the   next�察  �and   then    the 

next�察�and so on。; 

     The alarm�察�too�察�of those hounds for ever at its heels pursuing combines 

with everything��46�А�to rob the creature of all prescience�察�so that for this 

reason alone it will run its head into a hundred dangers unawares�察�and fall 

into the toils。 If it held on its course uphill�撮�47�А�it would seldom meet with 

such     a  fate�察  �but   now�察   �through     its  propensity     to   circle   round    and    its 

attachment to the place where it was born and bred�察�it courts destruction。 

Owing       to  its  speed    it  is  not   often   overtaken      by   the   hounds     by   fair 

hunting
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